Graphic Designer

About the role

Our Graphic Designer is responsible for creating print and digital marketing materials that support Merchants Bank and its affiliated companies. Working as part of the Marketing team, this role collaborates with internal stakeholders to develop creative concepts, manage multiple projects, and produce high-quality designs that align with the organization's brand standards.

Expected Outcomes: As a Graphic Designer, you will deliver creative work that is visually engaging and consistent with the Merchants Bank brand. You will produce high-quality print and digital communications that support marketing, sales, recruiting, community outreach, executive communications, and other business initiatives while reflecting the quality and professionalism of Merchants Bank.

Responsibilities

• Design a wide variety of marketing and corporate communications, including advertisements, brochures, direct mail, social media graphics, website graphics, presentations, templates, signage, trade show displays, and other visual communications.
• Convey appropriate, professional messages in digital and printed materials, ensuring accuracy.
• Apply established design and branding standards to meet internal and external graphics needs.
• Conceptualize and execute layout and design elements based on specified requirements.
• Ensure designs are visually engaging and support brand standards.
• Work closely with the Marketing team on project timelines.
• Ensure that all sales support materials are updated regularly and maintained for each business line/company.
• Stay current on industry design trends and take the lead on implementing new design tools.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in graphic design, multimedia design, or related field preferred.
• Demonstrated experience with Adobe Creative Suite, specifically Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, and Acrobat.
• Solid understanding and experience with design, fonts, colors, illustrations, and other visual principles.
• Established portfolio of creative, design, and communication skills.
• Ability to multi-task and work independently to meet tight deadlines.
• Basic video and photography experience preferred, but not required.

Benefits

• Health, Vision, and Dental insurance
• 401K retirement plan
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• 100% Tuition Assistance
• 4 weeks paid time off, plus additional benefits

About Merchants

Ranked as a top performing U.S. public bank by S&P Global Market Intelligence, Merchants Bancorp is a diversified bank holding company headquartered in Carmel, Indiana operating multiple segments, including Multi-family Mortgage Banking that offers multi-family housing and healthcare facility financing and servicing; Mortgage Warehousing that offers mortgage warehouse financing; and Banking that offers retail and correspondent residential mortgage banking, agricultural lending, and traditional community banking.

Merchants Bancorp, with $18.8 billion in assets and $11.9 billion in deposits as of December 31, 2024, conducts its business primarily through its direct and indirect subsidiaries, Merchants Bank of Indiana, Merchants Capital Corp., Merchants Capital Investments, LLC, Merchants Capital Servicing, LLC, Merchants Asset Management, LLC, and Merchants Mortgage, a division of Merchants Bank of Indiana.

Merchants Bank and Merchants Capital have recently been honored with the 2025 USA Today Top Workplaces recognition, ranking 22nd nationally within the 500-999 employee category. This is the second year that Merchants has been recognized with this award. These accolades build on our strong history of workplace recognition, including being named a Best Place to Work in Indiana for seven consecutive years (2016–2022).